'Official' New Member Thread: Welcome

[Gorydays]

Sup ya'll. New here. Been using a mac for a little less than a year now, making Hip Hop beats in my spare time.

I'm a Hip Hop head and get enough rap. Underground mostly. Necro is my favorite artist of all time.

That's mainly it. Peace.

 

[vincentvivi]

I bought a MacBook as a gift to myself on my birthday since I have been interested in buying one for some time but lacked the resources to upgrade to Pro. Until recently I had been using a DELL Dimension PC. If you have any experience with those, you can imagine my joy at the fact that, six days later, it still hasn't had a total system wipe.

I've been frequenting this site from afar for some time, and today I became interested enough to join. So hello, I suppose.

 

[Mr.Ekted]

Hey everyone.. first time poster, long time lurker. Been preparing myself to make the leap into the Mac realm from the PC dimension for a little while now, and macrumors has been really solid in giving advice and information. Much obliged!
I'm in the market for a new desktop, and have been looking into getting a Power Mac. I'm waiting until after wwdc, in hopes that they release the mac pro. ::crosses fingers::
Thanks for the great site.. looking forward to becoming a regular.

 

[SuperCompu2]

Didnt know this post existed till now, I'm a quick one...

Anyhow, my name's Jim, I am a long time PC user turned Hybrid (PC/Mac user)
I like the design of the Mac's foremost, with the iMac G4 being my favorite. I'm currently running a PowerMac G4 as my Mac unit, and what a great unit it is. Hope to be here on the forums for a long time to come!

 

[marymac]

Born again SWITCHER

Picked up my iBook G4 2weeks ago. My friend, a Macfanatic, helped me choose and has spent some time helping me overcome my Windows induced trust issues. So far my Mac has been a complete joy to work with and when I wonder how to do something - the most intuative response usually works!
I would like to set up the free Macunlimited e-mail account soon. Never posted anything before/anywhere. I continue to explore........

 

[s0x™]

Yo, Richard here. Avid reader of the macrumors...So I thought I'd join in...picking up my first mac after WWDC Macbook pro that is.

 

[Thezez]

Hey all, new but not new here. Been lurking for a few years and thought it was about time I said something!

I'm an Apple technician living in Wellington, New Zealand and I have a Dual 2.5ghz PMG5

 

[Sonic]

Hi my name's Jasper Byrne, I am a Mac user of four years or so. My computer life started with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k, then I progressed to the Commodore Amiga, which was my great love up until its death in around '94. My next purchase was a Pentium MMX 166, which got upgraded over several years until it bacame a PIII 333, at which point Apple bought Logic Audio, my software of choice, and I had to switch. However I didn't regret it... I have to say I never liked pre-OSX MacOS, but once I found myself sucked into OSX, I just couldn't suffer Windows anymore!

I use computers for just about everything, I'm a professional musician / producer / DJ, and I also do the graphic design for my two record labels, using Adobe soft and 3DS Max. I am a keen photographer and use my Apple for this also. I also love to program, sort of as a hobby (I took a degree in it) - I released my first commercial game aged 18 in 1994 on the Amiga called 'Keith's Quest' (look for it free online and run it under UAE, the Amiga emulator!)

My music artist-name is Sonic, you can check out my myspace page if you like - http://www.myspace.com/sonicspace - I've sold a lot of records thanks to my Titanium PB G4 1Ghz!

Anyway, thanks for welcoming into the MR community.

 

[srf4real]

Hey y'all! I'm happy to have found a place to discuss and ask about anything Apple. Taught myself on a '99 bondi imac, had to retire it to the garage for iTunes when it wasn't eligible for Panther upgrade... now I surf a mini which is way faster for my photoshop stuff and gotta love that 80gb hard drive! What up!

 

[Victory]

Hello All! I have been "lurking" here for quite sometime now. I like Macs, like the site..............I hope I did this right.

 

[ozbADmaN]

almost there

Well rely new to Mac world, its taken a friend close to 2 years to get me to move from pc to Mac, but ive still got a foot in both doors for the moment.
Just purchased an older Powermac G4 (with os x)to get a feel. What can i say, there are some things that need time to walk away from. But must say so far very impressed with the OS. Look forward to becoming a 100% Mac man.

Always looking for the best life has to offer!!!

 

[MT37]

Hey everyone!

I'm Matt, and I just ordered my first Mac. It's an iMac. I'm pretty excited. Yes, I know Apple will probably annouce a new iMac quite soon, or already. I'm not really up to date on computer technology, but I'm more then sure iMac will be all I need.

Great forum here! Glad to be a part of it.

- Matt

 

[Chrismcfall]

Hi, my names chris, and ive been lurking around the boards for a while, and i dont have a mac, but im hoping to get a imac g3 for g4 soon.
Chris.

 

[ecopod]

Hello to one and all

Living near and working in Edinburgh, Bonnie Scotland.

About to change over to mac gear from PC/Cubase. Glad I looked in as I'll probably hang off until after imac update/upgrade.

Just got to say I really like the breadth of debate on this site, it's got it all and just a little more for good measure.

I'm off to debate/argue/maybe even agree elsewhere.

 

[ourmiraclechris]

Stephanie
I am a mac user who went to a dell BLECH! and now back with a mini. I love it and I wish I did not stay away so long

I am from Long Island, married and have a 6 yr old son

I love this computer YAY!!!!

 

[Gosh]

I think I'm lost!

Or maybe I just found a new home!

Got my first Mac a few months ago and now really into all things Apple!

I even watched the WWDC video, all of it, right the way thro, with no breaks!

Does that make me a bad person?

I do have a Parallels habit I think I should declare!

 

[sugarlandtv]

Long time listener. First time caller.

I've been reading this amazing site for years. I'm am a complete convert 5 years running. I saw the Powermac G3 years ago and knew macs were something special. I work in video and film production and my career is having a good start.

Any ichatters out there? I could use some more mac buddies on my list. Most of my friends use AIM.

AIM:sugarlandtv

 

[Jasonbot]

W007, I have arrived!

 

[pphammer]

What can I say? Been lurking for a few days. Very useful site and will continue to lurk. Will ask for help here if I need it as there seems to be very knowledgeable (is that how it's spelt?) people hanging around here.

I thought I had managed to have a little picture thinggy in my profile. Will try again.

Just seeked and found. You can't have an avatar without a minimum number of posts. Right, got my beer chilling, off now!!!

(That's 3 posts toward my minimum number)

 

[~L~]

aah, found the newbie thread..made a few posts elsewhere already but i'll introduce myself anyway.

18 years old from bonnie (!) Scotland, about to be university student and about to be switcher to Mac once I get round to buying the Macbook

 

[Meecrob]

hey, I'm a brand new member. I own an ibook g3, but my high school provides all its students with ibook g4s (and maybe macbooks this year). At the moment though, g3 ibook took a shower by accident and now refuses to start. It's all apart on my desk with a hair dryer and one of those cans of compressed air next to it.

...just awesome...

 

[EmmaSarah]

Hey,

I've just joined up and am (almost) a complete newb when it comes to Macs, though I am learning slowly I'm a 17 year old college student and I'm just beginning to start learning some web editing script (basics of html pretty much mastered) and I'm interested in starting to develop using xcode and such.

At the moment I'm playing with an iMac G3 333Mhz Rev.D but I am intending to invest in a Macbook as soon as possible.

Any tips for a (almost) newb would be very handy and much appreciated!

 

[knowhow11]

Hey! New kid on the block! Hehe…

Here is a little about me:

28 years old.
Bachelors degree in Business Information Systems.
Recently married with no kids.
I started programming when I was 18 years-old. I Started with C++, VB, JAVA and a little bit of Delphi.

That is me

 

[macfevorite]

Like a virgin....touched for the very first time!

I signed on yesterday after visiting for the past week. I'm waiting for my online credit card to come in the mail so I can purchase my FIRST apple.....20" Imac C2D (Stock) at my local apple store here in Sacramento, CA. I'm going to add iListen, iWork and .mac. Also going to buy an Ipod Nano (Green) 4gb or maybe I should go for the black 8gb....I'll only be using it for walking, exercising.....not sure which one I need...any suggestions?

 

[Next Tuesday]

new to macrumors and potential mac buyer

Hi, im interested in macs. I have been a pc user all my life. Im ready to switch. Ive been looking at the MBP's for awhile now. Im waiting for the merom update. Ive been a macrumors reader now for a few months. I would purchase a MBP right now but all the problems with them has made me wait for a fix. Macs are more expensive than pc's and i want to make sure that it is worth it. All my friends have macs and they rave about them. Im not so sold on them yet.Any pros or cons on gettin a Mac rather than another pc notebook? I know that macs have heat related issues which i havent heard of in the pc world. Also random shutdowns which also isnt a pc issue. Are they going to fix this or am i gonna spend 2K on something that is going to constantly have problems? Mostly every thread on macs say that on tuesday, the updates for the MB and MBP are coming, but.......its always next tuesday. How many more tuesdays before we actually see something? Anyways, if anyone has some advice on why i should switch to macs or stay with pc, let me know. Im neutral.